Explore Yesil in Turkey
Yesil in the region of Hatay is a town in Turkey - some 279 mi or ( 449 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Current time in Yesil is now 05:05 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Tyre, and Beirut. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . Where to go and what to see in Yesil ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Battle of Issus
The Battle of Issus occurred in southern Anatolia, in November 333 BC. The invading Macedonian troops, led by Alexander the Great, defeated an army led by Darius III of Achaemenid Persia in the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of Asia. After the Macedonians soundly defeated the Persian satraps of Asia Minor (led by the Greek mercenary, Memnon of Rhodes) at the Battle of the Granicus, Darius took personal command of his army.
Located at 36.84 36.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Yeşilköy, Hatay
Yeşilköy is a town in Dörtyol district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is situated between Nur Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea coast at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|52|N|36|12|E||| | |name= }}. Turkish state highway D.817 is to the west, Çukurova Motorway is to the east and Dörtyol is to the south of the town. Yeşilköy is almost merged to Dörtyol. The distance to Antakya (center of the province) is 90 kilometres . The population of Yeşilköy is 10532.
Located at 36.87 36.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Issus (town)
Issus is an ancient settlement on the strategic coastal plain straddling the small Pinarus river (a fast melt-water stream several metres wide) below the navigationally difficult inland mountains towering above to the east in the Turkish Province of Hatay, near the border with Syria. It can be identified with Kinet Höyük in the village of Yeṣilköy near Dörtyol in the Hatay province of Turkey. Excavations on the mound occurred between 1992 and 2012 by Bilkent University.
Located at 36.84 36.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Battle of Issus (194)
The Battle of Issus was the third major battle, in 194 between the forces of Emperor Septimius Severus and his rival, Pescennius Niger, part of the Year of the Five Emperors.
Located at 36.84 36.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Kuzuculu
Kuzuculu is a town in Dörtyol district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is almost merged to Dörtyol to the south at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|53|N|36|14|E||| | |name= }}. The population is 11300. The town was founded about five centuries ago by an Ottoman pasha named Emir Ali who built a watermill on the creek just at the south of the settlement. The first settlers were from Central Anatolia.
Located at 36.88 36.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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